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Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:44 am

Are Transformers the only thing you collect? What else do you collect or did you collect in the past?

I've always had a collector mentality ever sicne I was a kid (some people say it's OCD, but whatever.)

Transformers have always been my main passion. When I was a kid I collected all kinds of things. Go-bots (needed front line cannon fodder...) Comic Cards, erasers, rocks and sea shells. Nowadays, aside from Transformers, my wife and I collect Disney Pins and most any kind of Disneyana especially Nightmare Before Christmas. So yes, I do have Mickey Mouse Optimus Prime, and will be getting Donald Duck Bumblebee. She is into Twilight as well... but none of the that stuff is on display...lol.

News Credits: 104 · Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:31 pm

Transformers
DC Universe Classics
Gi Joe
Louisiana based sports figures (McFarlane)

I used to collect (and still have)
Dc Direct
Godzilla vinyl (Japanese exclusive ones)
Star Wars (used to collect, still have all my figs from 95 - 2002)
He Man (2002 line)
Marvel figs (select, legends, older X-men)
Power Rangers (only first 2 seasons)
Winners Circle and Racing Champions NASCAR (I have about 300 cars boxed up)

I would venture to say that I have roughly 15,000 + figures in my house.

News Credits: 2 · Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:42 pm

When I was a kid, I used to collect, as much an average kid "collects", GI Joe and Transformers figures mainly. In adulthood, I mainly collect robot action figures/models.

Transformers is obviously a major interest of mine. I used to collect Revoltech figures that were of mecha(VF-1J, Black Getter, Convoy, Megatron, Evangelion, etc.). I've started on Bandai's Gundam models and have also branched out into Kotobukiya's Super Robot Wars model kits and the Armored Core model kits too. I'm probably going to explore some resin conversion kits too. Gunpla and plamo in general are keeping me busy while I wait for the next waves of Transformers to arrive in my neck of the woods.

I'm also an animation fan. I love me some cartoons. I've got most of the Bruce Timm DCU cartoons on DVD. I've got most of the direct to video DC animated films.

Comic books were something I used to collect when I was a kid. I still am an avid reader but I tend to buy the collected volumes rather than go issue by issue these days. I'm more of a collector of story arcs and particular runs by writers and artists.

Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:09 pm

Wow... 15,000. That seriously puts my 150+ Transformers to shame.

News Credits: 104 · Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:07 pm

Transfaner wrote:Wow... 15,000. That seriously puts my 150+ Transformers to shame.

That is everything that I have.
I have all of G1 loose too.

News Credits: 7 · Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:23 pm

Transformers
Star Wars - a lot of books, some figures, and a lot of miniatures
GIJoe - few, but building up...
some Indiana Jones figures (a few MISB only - Grail Knight, The Ark & Jones, Professor Jones)

used to collect some trading cards (pokemon, WoW), and MageKnight minis, but the aging of old expansions was really fast (meaning if you don't have the newest expansion sets, you lost)

News Credits: 1 · Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:51 am

Just collecting anything that basically was a big part of my past. DVDs I have been collecting for over 7 years, everything that is me is in my collection, lots of zombies, shooters, heists, comedy. I just realized the other day that bandai is releasing old power rangers things, so I've been looking for the original megazord, because why, my parents threw away all my old toys. :sad:

News Credits: 104 · Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:24 am

OH crap.. I completely forgot about comic books...
I don't even know how many of those I have..

Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:57 am

I collect spores, mold and fungus.

Some had to say it.

I tend to collect Transformers, DVDs, video games, comics, and dust.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:32 pm

I collect books. Dammit. If I come across an author I like, I hunt down everything they've written.

My TF collection is...odd. I get into a character and then search for that one character's various incarnations. (Right now: Onslaught is my prey). So I have very few characters, but a LOT of different versions. Because I know I'll never have the money (or space--CB how the heck do you store that monster collection?!?!) to be a completionist in the true sense. But every Starscream figure? Mmmmmaybe I can actually do THAT one.

HK, fangirls prove their love in weird ways.

Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:55 am

I collect movies, TMNT, Godzilla, and comics. I have roughly 150+ movies, 90+ Godzilla figures, About 40 TMNTs and 10+ Comics

Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:19 am

I have at least one of every Yu-gi-oh! card from Legend of Blue Eyes to Ancient Sanctuary series.

I also own 150 shows on DVD.

Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:38 pm

Transformers are the majority of my collection, but I do purchase anything that piques my interest. I've got 2 full sets of Marvel Legends figures (the Galactus and Sentinel sets) as well as some oddities such as a Spider-man 2099 and Knightfall Batman action figure. I've got a transforming Escaflowne figure as well.

In my youth, I used to collect Ninja Turtles, Toxic Crusaders, and Marvel comics based toys, but mostly just for playing with rather than collecting.

I do have a fondness for some of the Power Rangers Zord designs but haven't purchased any in ages (I have the thunderzord, NinjaZord, and ShogunZord sets). In the lesser known category, I have the full-size Servo, Xenon, and Drago from the Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad series.

News Credits: 7 · Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:28 pm

Transformers
GI JOE
Star Wars (Jedi, Sith, and rebel pilots)
I have a small TMNT collection frm the recent Anniversary reissue line comprising of the turtles, Splinter, Bebop, Rocksteady, and the Party Wagon)
Gundam
Anime

Used ot collect:
Ghostbusters
Power Rangers (seasons 1-3) (I was probably one of the few kids in my neighborhood that had the original Megazord and Dragonzord and Goldar)
TMNT (original cartoon) all casualties of good will, excess parts, or that crappy parachute.
Spider-man (90's cartoon toyline)
X-Men

Locust: you had Drago! I hate you!... no not really. I never got him even after asking for him for my b-day. I had Servo and Zenon though. Was Drago awesome?

News Credits: 104 · Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:04 am

right now my working collections are Mecha (Sentai, anime, and TF) and Star Trek (DVDs and figures). I have a decent NASCAR collection as well, but I've slowed down the last couple years on that.

News Credits: 4 · Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:47 pm

my collection's other then transformers consists of the following.

Zoid's
gundams
comics- aliens,predator,aliens vs predator, most marvel comics, transformer comics.
Yugioh cards-Don't play much any more
and a bunch of other stuff sitting in my closet collecting dust.

Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:07 pm

Roadbuster wrote:Locust: you had Drago! I hate you!... no not really. I never got him even after asking for him for my b-day. I had Servo and Zenon though. Was Drago awesome?

The jet mode was okay but looked just like a flattened dragon ferrying a dragon-headed ship under it. The Dragon mode was very cool, if slightly unposeable (though brickformers were the standard back then). Combined with Servo, the Phormo mode rocked on every level. Very samurai-esque, had wrist-mounted cannons and the entire dragon-ship body became a cannon. very Intimidating.

To answer your question, yes, it was awesome.

News Credits: 34 · Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:04 pm

Other than Transformers, I use to collect GI Joe, Marvel Legends, and DC Classics/DC Direct figures.

Though mostly, I spend a good chunk of money on comics. I have tons of comics! :CON:

Sun Jan 10, 2010 3:56 pm

Well, other than transformers I tend to collect yugioh cards.

Sun Jan 10, 2010 10:32 pm

I'm collecting yugioh cards right now. I'm trying to find cards I used to have years ago during the LOB-AST age.

Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:09 am

Jazz Reborn wrote:I'm collecting yugioh cards right now. I'm trying to find cards I used to have years ago during the LOB-AST age.

I have a good number of extras that I wish to sell. We should talk.

Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:24 am

Got a little bit of Gundam collections. And also collect Man Utd stuff and Ferrari merchandises. Transformers is still one of my favourite hobby collection.

News Credits: 2 · Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:57 am

Too much...

Toys
-Transformers
-G.I. Joe
-Star Wars (although not recently I still have an extensive collection)
-Lego (but I've not bought anything new in a decade)
-Playmates Trek figures from the 90's

Books Novels
-Star Trek
-Star Wars
-The occasional Stephen King
-Joe
-TF
-The occasional wrestling bio

Comic Books
-Any TF
-Any Joe

DVD's
-I have 625 movies and or season sets of shows.

Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:15 am

I`m collecting very few things at the moment. That would say, non. But i used to be a big collector of the LEGO brand called "BIONICLE", wich are buildable Action Figures. But then the line was cancelled, after nearly 10 years. I do still use my gigantic collection, though, most for building my own figures.

I`m also trying to save money for another LEGO brand, called "Hero Factory", that might be treated as the predecessor of BIONICLE. It is also a series of buildable action figures, and reuses pieces from BIONICLE. Though, Hero Factory is WAY better. They are gonna be released around August, i think.

Of course, there`s also Transformers. But i don`t own any, actually, though i`m considering using my confirmation money to buy most movie toys.

Oh, and i once had this thing for the trading cards "Yu-Gi-Oh!", though i don`t collect them anymore. I spent MNAY money on those cards... and i don`t even use them today. That really sucks...

So, by may, i`m going to be confirmed. SO I`m probably going to get a decent amount of money, and then i can afford to buy the large Transformers collection i want, and also the "Hero Factory" sets.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:10 pm

I have 400 or so non-Transformers: The Movie cassettes, many of them date back to the '80s.

I have 161 non-Transformers CDs, 120 of them are compilations of '80s music or remastered versions of '80s albums.

I have 49 non-Transformers DVDs, including 23 '80s movies.